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San Jose staff publishes charter-park inventory, clarifies rules for trails, golf courses and community centers
Summary
City staff presented an inventory showing 222 parks citywide and recommended a consistent interpretation of section 1,700 of the city charter: city-owned, improved and open-to-public parcels meet the charter’s protections; staff recommended treating certain trail segments and all municipal golf courses as charter parkland.
City staff presented and the San Jose City Council accepted a report May 6 that explains how the city applies Section 1,700 of the San Jose City Charter to public parks and provided an inventory classifying 222 city park sites.
John Ciccarelli, director of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services, and Raymond Constantino, deputy director for capital and planning, told the council the charter generally renders parkland “inalienable” except when voters authorize a change. The staff memo memorializes a three-part test the city applies to determine whether property is charter parkland: the city owns the land in fee title, the land has been improved for park…
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